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Hoosier Good Loser

Six-term senator Dick Lugar was smarting after his lopsided Republican primary loss back in May to conservative state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, but it appears time has healed those political wounds.

Back on election night Mr. Lugar was less than gracious in defeat and seemed angry and vindictive. He slammed Mr. Mourdock for his "unrelenting partisan mindset," which he called "irreconcilable with my philosophy of...